Battery carrier



Oct. 14, 1930. u. TAYLOR 1,778,572

BATTERY CARRIER Filed July 22, 1929 carr ing or other handling Patented Oct. 14, 193

PATENT OFFICE JOHN TAYLOR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS BATTERY CARRIER Application filed July 22, 1929. Serial No. 380,092.

This invention relates to improvements in storage battery carrying devices, having for an object to provide a grapple-like device particularly advantageous for use in lifting,

of storage batteries, being so constructed, that with placement of the jaw or grapple ends adjacent the connectors of a storage battery and the imparting of an upward pull thereto, said 19 jaws or grapple ends will securely engage with or under the connectors, hence, permitting of convenient lifting and handling of the battery without liability of accidental or undue disengagement therefrom, the device being readily disengaged from the battery when the same is set in the desired place or position.

It is also an equally important object of the invention to provide a battery carrier wherein a novel form of motion converting connection is effected between the handle and the pivotally interconnected legs of the grapple means, so'that with the imparting of a longitudinal or substantially longitudinal movement to the handle, the legs will have a pivotal movement transmitted thereto for moving the grapple or jaw portions of the same towards or away from each other.

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readilv understood by persons skilled in the art, I have in the accompanying illustrative drawings, and in the detailed following description based thereon, set out several possible embodiments of the same.

In these drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved carrier showing it engaged under the connectors of an electric storage battery;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the same, and

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 38 of Figure 2.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with whlch like characters of reference will designate corresponding parts throughout, the improved carrier may be stated to comprise reversely curved leg members, formed of metal or other suitable material and indicated for convenience herein by the numerals 1 and 2, the intermediate portions of these legs being pivotallv interconnected by the passing of a pivot pin, rivet or other suitable device designated by the numeral 3 therethrough and effectually locking the same-in engagement therewith; washers such as indicated by the numeral 4 being-arranged upon the pin 3 adjacent its points of contact with the opposite sides of said legs for an obvious purpose.

The normally upper or outer ends of the reversely curved and pivotally interconnected legs 1 and 2 are formed with angular extensions indicated. herein by the numerals 5 and 6, the extremities of which are formed with inwardly disposed oblique bearings slots designated by the numeral 7 it being noted in this connection, that with normal relative positioning of the extensions 5 and 6, that the same are arranged in substantial parallelism as is shown in the Figure 3.

A suitable form of handle indicated by the numeral 8 is provided the device and the opposite ends of this handle are slotted or bifurcated as indicated by the numeral 9, these bifurcated portions movably receiving the slotted ends of the extensions 5 and 6 therein, whereupon pivot pins 10 are passed diametrically through the extremities of the handle 8 and through the adjacent obliquely disposed bearing slots 7 aforesaid; the free ends of the pins being upset or otherwise suitably secured in their particularly adjacent portions of the handle 8, whereby to prevent disengagement with the same.

The opposite or remaining ends of the reversely curved and pivotally interconnected legs 1 and 2 are bent or twisted upon themselves as is indicated by the numeral 11 and are formed with relatively inwardly disposed right angularly formed grapples, jaws or feet, designated for convenience, by the numeral 12, these grapple devices being adapted, at times, to be engaged under and with the connectors C of an electric storage battery, whereby to facilitate lifting, han- (7 Lila] 1, t t

sun: 1 as well shown in. the i igures l Hill; s. Consequently upon this, it will be understood that a tree or movable connection be positively assured as between p to ends of said handle 8 and the tree e2- l'reinitios oi the extensions 5 and 8 having the oblique and inwardly disposed bearing slots 7 formed therein. Because o l? this, it will be appreciated that the possibility of binding of the handle 8 at its point oi joiniure connection with the extremities of the extensions and (S will be prevented.

In using the improved device, to engage he some with an electric storage battery, the grapple carrying ends of the pivotally interconnected legs 1 and 2 are positioned in prof:- imi y or adjacent to the battery cell connectors and when so positioned, an outward longitudinal pull is imparted to the handle 8, whereu on the pivot pins 10 engaged through the birurcated opposite extremities of said handle will move outwardly hrough the inwardly disposed oblique bearing slots 7 formed in the extensions 5 and 6 of said legs, hence transmitting pivotal movement to the interconnected legs 1 and 2 and causing the grappl or i aw ends 12 of said legs to be moved in a dir vttion towards each other and theretore, into positive engagement with the battery cell. connectors C. The battery so en gaged y the device, may be now lifted, carried or otherwise handled without possibility oi accidental. or undue disengagement from the device. With setting or the battery in the desired position or place, the grapple or portions 12 of the carrying device may be readily disengaged from the connectors C, by iinpartil 4' areverse longitudinal movement to the handle 8 with respect to the pivotally interconnected legs 1 and 2, thereby nu ing the pivot pins 10 inwardly through the oblique bearing slots 7, causing tie extensions 5 and 6 of the legs 1 and 2 to be moved in a dirrc ion towards each other and consequently, cause the opposite ends of said legs provided with the grapple means 12 to e moved in a direction away from earn other, thus, allowing for the free disengagement oi the same from the battery cell connectors.

t will be understood that by reason of .he novel mode of connection of the handle 8 with the extremities 5 and oi the pivotally nterconnected legs 1 and 2 of the battery car- 'icr, the n'ioveincnt of said handle 8 substan nially longitudinally of the axis of the batery carrier will be transmitted to said extensions 5 and 6 and such motion will be converted in a manner to cause relative pivotal movement between said legs I and 2 and the moving of the grapple or jaw portions 12 either away from or towards each other, this depending upon the direction of the afor id substantially longitudinal movement of the handle 8. Furthermore, it will be appreciated that with engagement of the grapple or jaw means 12 under the battery connectors (l, the possibilty of accidental or unduedisengagement o'l said connectors and consequently, the battery, from the carrier device will be positively prevented and that no amount of shaking, turning or other movement oi the battery, subsequently to such engagementof the grapple or jaw devices 12 therewith, will cause the battery to fall. The battery must be set down in orderto release the grapple or jaw devices 1:2 from the connectors C thereof, in the manner hereinbefore described.

Manitestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification, and such modification as is within the scope oi? my lainis I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim l. A battery carrier comprising reversely curved relatively crossed and pivotally interconnected legs, grapple means carried upon certain of the ends of said legs in opposed relation, the opposite extremities of said legs being formed with extensions adapted to be normally arranged in substantially parallelismand the freeextremities of said extensions being formed with inwardly disposed oblique bearing slots, a handle adjacent the free e1:- tremities of said extensions having its opposite eiztremities bifurcated and receiving said extensions therein, the bifurcations in the opposite ends of said handle being laterally offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of said handle, and means passing through said bifurcated ends of the handle and through the oblique bearing slots for effecting pivotal connection 01" the handle with said extensions.

2. A. battery carrier comprising crossed and piv i tally interconnected legs having engaging menus on certain of the ends thereof, a handle positioned between the remaining ends of the legs having its opposite end portions bifurcated, said bifurcated portions being laterally offset with respect to its longitudinal axis and receiving the remainiir leg ends therein and limiting the extent or movement of the same with relation to the handle, said remaining ends of'the legs having obliquely disposed bearing slots formed therein, and means passing through the bifurcated end portions of the handle and through said bearingslots for connecting the handle to said legs.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my iand.

JOHN TAYLOR. 

